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The Palmer Raids
6,000 were arrested and held without trial. These raids took place in several cities and became known as the Palmer Raids. -
babe ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American baseball player who spent 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) playing for three teams (1914–1935). -
The Red Scare
The term Red Scare denotes the promotion of fear of a potential rise of ... warned that a government-deposing left-wing revolution would begin on 1 May 1920 -
Sacco and Vanzetti
In May 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and charged with robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts. -
19th Admendment
The League of Nations is formed in Paris.
Nineteenth Amendment gives U.S. women the right to vote. American Professional Football Association formed. World population was 1.8 billion. Prohibition of alcohol takes effect in the United States. -
Jazz Age
The Jazz Age was the first modern era to emphasize youth culture over the tastes of the older generations; the flapper sub-culture had a tremendous influence on main stream America -
Warren G. Harding Takes Office
Warren G. Harding takes office as President.
Albert Einstein wins Nobel for photoelectric effect. KDKA transmits from Pittsburgh as the first commercial radio station. The Unknown Soldier is buried at Arlington. -
The Quota System
a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year -
The Teapot Dome scandel
was a bribery incident that took place in the United States from 1922–1923, during the administration of President Warren G. Harding. Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leased Navy petroleum reserves at Teapot Dome and two other locations to private oil companies at low rates without competitive bidding -
Immigration rules ban Japanese.
U.S. Immigration rules ban Japanese.
Calvin Coolidge wins presidential election. J. Edgar Hoover is appointed director of the FBI. The first Winter Olympics are held with 16 nations competing. -
Flappers
Flappers were young women in the 1920s whose dress, hair style, and attitude were much different than the Gibson Girl, the image of the ideal woman just a generation earlier -
The Impact of the automobile
More than any other vehicle, the relatively affordable and efficient Model T was responsible for accelerating the automobile's introduction into American society during the first quarter of the 20th century. Introduced in October 1908, the Model T—also known as the "Tin Lizzie"—weighed some 1,200 pounds, with a 20-horsepower, four-cylinder engine. It got about 13 to 21 miles per gallon of gasoline and could travel up to 45 mph. Initially selling for around $850 (around $20,000 in today's dollars -
Stock market crash
The Stock market crashed starting the great depression -
The farm life
The Great Depression changed the lives of people who lived and farmed on the Great Plains and in turn, changed America. The government programs that helped them to live through the 1930s changed the future of agriculture forever. Weather touched every part of life in the "Dirty 30s": dust, insects, summer heat and winter cold. York County farm families didn't have heat, light or indoor bathrooms like people who lived in town. Many farm families raised most of their own food – eggs and chickens, -
Direct Intervention
Foreign intervention in the Chinese Civil War had a major impact on the outcome. It
was decisive in some cases and had marginal effect in others, but in most instances, despite
the intentions of the intervenor, favored the Communist insurgents. -
Gross National Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and ... GDP is not to be confused with gross national product (GNP) which allocates production based on ownership. ...... "National Income, 1929–1932". -
Rural areas
Life in rural areas during the Depression was hard. Because prices for crops were very low, farmers received little for their efforts. They could not repay the loans that they had taken out on their farms in more prosperous times, and many lost their houses and farms. -
Lifes struggle
There are three basic reasons why I decided to develop a unit on the black American family. First of all, there is almost no formal training done in the schools concerning raising a family. The familylife curriculum that already exists directs its efforts towards value clarification, decisionmaking, and human sexuality. The teenmother classes that are found in the high schools only deal with the female students after they have become pregnant. It is just recently that this program has begun to d -
Children Suffer
Children still went to school but many dropped out to see if they could find work to help the families. Fathers left home and "rode the rails" looking for work. -
The Patman bill denied
The Bonus Army was the popular name of an assemblage of some 43,000 marchers—17,000 World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C., in the spring and summer of 1932 to demand immediate cash-payment redemption of their service certificates -
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s was one of the worst environmental disasters of the Twentieth Century anywhere in the world. Three million people left their farms on the Great Plains during the drought and half a million migrated to other states, almost all to the West. But the Dust Bowl drought was not meteorologically extreme by the standards of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Indeed the 1856-65 drought may have involved a more severe drop in precipitation. It was the combination of -
Women struggles
In 1933 Eleanor Roosevelt’s It’s Up to the Women exhorted American women to help pull the country through its current economic crisis, the gravest it had ever faced: “The women know that life must go on and that the needs of life must be met and it is their courage and determination which, time and again, have pulled us through worse crises than the present one.” While women as a group could not end the Depression (mobilization for World War II deserves that credit), the country could never have -
Boulder Dam
Hoover Dam was conceived in the early 1920s as a way of reclaiming California's flood-prone Imperial Valley, improving water supply to the seven Colorado River-basin states, and generating electric power for Southern California, which was already growing rapidly. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the intense air battle between the Germans and the British over Great Britain's airspace from July 1940 to May 1941, with the heaviest fighting from July to October 1940. After the fall of France at the end of June 1940, Nazi Germany had one major enemy left in Western Europe -- Great Britain. Overconfident and with little planning, Germany expected to quickly conquer Great Britain by first gaining domination over airspace and then later sending in ground troops acros -
Hitler invades
Hitler Invaded the USSR -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor -
FDR WP
The President made the war production board to cordinate mobilization -
The Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese during World War II. The 63-mile march began with 72,000* prisoners from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines on April 9, 1942. The horrible conditions and harsh treatment of the prisoners during the Bataan Death March resulted in an estimated 7,000 to 10,000 deaths. -
Camps
Japanese Americans are sent to relocation camps -
Mid Way
In the pacific, the battle of midway turns tide in favor of the Allies -
FS Nazis
The Nazi's develop the final solution for exterminating the so Called Jew -
Zoot
Zoot- Suits riots rock los Angelous -
D-Day
During World War II, the Allied powers planned to create a two-front war by continuing the Soviet Union's attack of Nazi-occupied lands from the east and by beginning a new invasion from the west. In June 1944, the United States and the United Kingdom (with help from many other western countries) began the long-awaited attack from the west, the Normandy Invasion (Operation Overlord). June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, was the very first day of this massive amphibious invasion, which brought th -
Franklin D Roosevelt dies
He was elected more than two presidential terms. He died in office of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly before WWII ended. -
Germans surrender
The German Instrument of Surrender was the legal instrument that established the armistice ending WWII in Europe. It was signed by representatives of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, the Allied Expeditionary Force and Soviet High Command on May 7 and formally ratified on May 8, 1945. The date is known in the West as Victory in Europe Day. -
U.S Drops atomic bombs on Japan
During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Hitler commits suicide
In his bunker while hiding from the Soviets, him and his wife both committed suicide. Hitler took a gunshot to his head and his wife drank poison. After they died some of his staff members took him and his wife and drenched them in gasoline and set them on fire. They did this many times until you couldnt reconize that that was a body. Then they buried them side by side. -
Adult Fashions
Me during the 50s wore grey flannel suits and loafers. Women during the 50s wore dresses with pinched in waists and high heels. -
Korean War
This "Forgotten War" was part of the Cold War and was fought mainly between the United states and the South Koreans. This war was worked out with a truce instead of nuclear weapons. The treatyn was signed in 1953, when the war ended. -
Suburbs Attract Families
After World War Two there was a baby boom and the new and big families needed homes. Homes in the cities began to cost to much and they began to run out of room. So suburbs were created. Suburbs were town just outside of big cities. They had lower priced homes and most homes looked the same. -
Women
After the war most womens number one priority was to find a man who could provide for her and give her a family. The role for most women in the 50s was the home keeper. Women would stay home all the time and clean and take care of their children. In this time period most families could afford a middle- class life style. -
Fashion and Entertainment: Hairstyles
Women during the 50s cut and curled thir hair, and they often slept in curlers. Women also wore their hair in ponytails, and some stars had their hair poodle cut. Men wore their hair ducktail and pompadour. -
Sports and Music: Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus is one of the 1st black, original, and influencial jazz computers of the 20th centrey. He created 2-largest volume of jazz work after Duke Ellington . Also known for his unusual style of composing. -
Music in the 1950's
Northern cities like Chicago and detroit, musicians Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and alot more where those who played what was known as the Mississippi Delta Blues. Pioneers in a style of guitar music what combined jazz and he blues. Honk Ballard song "The Twist" was a very famous song to dance to, teenagers and adults doing it. The Cha-Cha is a famous Cuba dance. -
World Cup
Brazil was the only condiate to host the world cup in hte 1950's, although it was origanally planned to be held in 1949. One of the biggest shocks in World Cup histotory came on june 29th when England were beaten by USA. Sweeden and Spain also showed class and topped their groups. A world record of 200,000 spectators watched the game and could't believe the outcome. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of conspiracy of wartime espionage and sentenced to death. They were executed June 19, 1953. Morton Sobell was also convicted of the crime and sentenced to thirty years in prison. -
The First Color Shows
This first color program was a variety show simply called, "Premiere." The show featured such celebrities as Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, Faye Emerson, Arthur Godfrey, Sam Levenson, Robert Alda, and Isabel Bigley -- many of whom hosted their own shows in the 1950s. -
Movies go 3-D
Television was becoming more popular so people in Hollywood made 3-D movies to bring back the movie buisnes. Moviegoers wore polarized cardboard glasses with one red lens and one green lens. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an African- American seamstress who insprired many effective boycotts and did many amazing thing for African-American people. One of the greatest things Rosa Parks did was stand up to a white man on a public bus. This got her arrested but it also inspired many great things. -
Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show
Ed Sullivan paid Elvis Presley $50,000 to be on 3 of his shows. Elvis said "This is probably the greatest honor that i've ever had in my life." Over 60 million people, both younger and old, watched the show and many people bieleved it helped bridge the generation gap for Elvis Prelsey acceptance into teh mainstream. -
NASA was founded
On April 2 presedent Eisenhower sent the draft legislation to congress establishing the "National Aeronantics and Space Angency". Thats were they got the name NASA from. NASA became the worlds premier agent for exploration carrying on in "the new ocean". -
Hawaii and Alaska
On January 3, 1959 the United States purchased Alaska for its natural resources. Most people thought they were wasting there money on a big sheet of ice, but they werent. On august 21,1959 the United States purchased Hawaii making it our 50th state. -
Bay of Pigs
The "Bay of Pigs" invasion of Cuba is repulsed by Cuban forces in an attempt by Cuban exiles under the direction of the United States government to overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall was built
Just past midnight during the night of August 12-13, 1961, East German soldiers and construction workers headed to the border of West and East Berlin. While most Berliners were sleeping, the workers quickly constructed a barrier made of concrete posts and barbed wire along the border. When Berliners did finally wake, they found themselves stuck on whichever side of the border they had fallen asleep on. For nearly three decades, East Germans would be kept behind this barrier, the Berlin Wall. -
Civil Rights march
The Civil Rights march on Washington, D.C. for Jobs and Freedom culminates with Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Over 200,000 people participated in the march for equal rights. A monument is now planned on the National Mall to commemorate Dr. King, the speech, and his impact on Civil Rights. -
JFK Assassinated
The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC) in Dealey Plaza. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife Jacqueline in a Presidential motorcade. -
Panama canal
The Panama Canal incident occurs when Panamanian mobs engage United States troops, leading to the death of twenty-one Panama citizens and four U.S. troops. -
banned discrimination in jobs
An omnibus legislation in the U.S. Congress on Civil Rights is passed. It banned discrimination in jobs, voting and accommodations. -
U.S. Sends Troops to Vietnam
In response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 2 and 4, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, per the authority given to him by Congress in the subsequent Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, decided to escalate the Vietnam Conflict by sending U.S. ground troops to Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, 3,500 U.S. Marines landed near Da Nang in South Vietnam; they are the first U.S. troops arrive in Vietnam -
Black Panther Party Established
The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was formed right here in Oakland, California in October, 1966. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale were the original founders. Later the name of the party was changed to Black Panther Party (BPP). The party was formed when there was blatant racism prevailing in the United States and most African Americans could not make much progress. -
The first black United States Senator
The first black United States Senator in eighty-five years, Edward Brooke, is elected to Congress. Brooke was the Republican candidate from Massachusetts and former Attorney General of that state. -
The Outer Space Treaty
The Outer Space Treaty is signed into force by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, to take effect on October 10, 1967. -
three day summit between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin
A three day summit between President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin, held at Glassboro State College in New Jersey, culminates in a mutual declaration that no crises between them would lead to war. -
President Johnson announces a slowing to the bombing of North Vietnam
President Johnson announces a slowing to the bombing of North Vietnam, and that he would not seek reelection as president. Peace talks would begin May 10 in Paris; all bombing of North Korea halted October 31. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
At 6:01 p.m. on April 4, 1968, a shot rang out. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had been standing on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, now lay sprawled on the balcony's floor. A gaping wound covered a large portion of his jaw and neck. A great man who had spent thirteen years of his life dedicating himself to nonviolent protest had been felled by a sniper's bullet. -
Neil Armstrong became the First Man To Walk on the Moon
On July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, astronaut Neil Armstrong opened the hatch of the lunar module (nicknamed Eagle) and stepped out onto the ladder. Once at the bottom of the ladder, Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon and became the very first man on the moon. A few minutes later, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin followed him. -
President Richard M. Nixon announces his new Vietnam policy,
President Richard M. Nixon announces his new Vietnam policy, declaring the Nixon Doctrine that expected Asian allies to care for their own military defense. This policy, and all Vietnam war policies, would be heavily protested throughout the remainder of the year. On November 15, 1969, more than two hundred and fifty thousand anti-Vietnam war demonstrators marched on Washington, D.C. to peacefully protest the war.
